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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY M. ORIPPEN, ATHENS, OHIO;

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SPECIFICATION femme pere ef Lettere Patent No. 671,413, dated April 2, 190i.

Appneetien tied Mey 2s, 1900y .To (LZZ 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY M. CRIPPEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Athens, in the county of Athens and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Twine-Holders, of which the following is a specication.

My invention relates to that class of twineholders which have a take-up in the form of a vertically-sliding weight.

The objects of my invention are cheapness and simplicity of construction; a take-up device which not only takes up the slack in the cord or twine beyond the holder proper, but which will also clamp the free end of the cord at the point where it makes its final passage from the holder; also, to provide the take-up with a soft or yielding buffer at its lower end to not only render its descent noiseless, but to engage the free end of the cord and clamp it without cutting or injuring it; also, to provide a holder proper which may be suspended vertically or secured horizontally to a suit able support and yet allow the take-up frame to hang down freely; also, to provide the takeup frame with two upper apertures or openings with which an aperture at the upper end of the weight may be alined, so as to permit the cord or twine to be threaded simultaneously through all three openings. These objects I accomplish bythe mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective of my improved twine-holder with a spool of cord in place, the take-up weight being raised slightly in full lines and in dotted lines shown as it would appear in its lowermost position, where it clamps the free end of the cord at its lower outlet-aperture. Fig. 2 is a central vertical longitudinal section. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary View of a modiiicatiou to be hereinafter described.

A represents the holder proper, formed of a length of Wire having a top bar ct, bowed upwardly or outwardly at its middle to form an attaching or suspending means ct', and depending side arms a2 d2, terminating at their lower ends in inwardly-extending pintles or trunnions a3 a3, which receive and support a Serial No. 18,264. (No model.)

ball, cone, or spool of twine. These side arms t2 a? may be sprung apart sufficiently to allow the cord or twine to be passed between the pintles or trunnions, which will then be moved inwardly into engagement with the spool or ball and support it, so that it may revolve freely in unwinding.

B is the take-up, preferably formed of aV single length of wire having side arms b b, apertured at their upper ends for the passage of the pintles or trunnions a3 a3, which form the take-up supports. These arms b l) are bent inwardly at their lower ends, as at b b', and thence downwardly for quite a length to form the guide-bars b2 b2, which are integrally connected at their lower ends by a cross-bar b3, having a central vertical cordaperture b4. The upper ends of the guide-bars b2 b2 are connected by parallel cross-pieces b5 196, which are provided with horizontally-alined cordapertures 197 bs, respectively.

O designates the take-up weight, having its vertical sides grooved to fit between and slide upon the guide-bars b2. The upper end of the weight has a transverse eye c, adapted to pass between and register with the eyes or apertures b7 bs, and the lower end of the weight has a central buffer c', of rubber or other suitable material, in vertical alinement with theV lower aperture or eye b4.

The operation is as follows: A ball, spool, or cone D of cord is placed upon the pintles or trunnions a3 a3, as before described, and the weight C is raised till its eye c registers with the eyes l)7 bs, when the free end of the cord is passed therethrough and drawn down and finally passed through the lower aperture b4, from which it depends within reach of the operator. A quick or sudden pullon the depending end of the cord will cause the weight C to rise and allow the cord to be freely drawn out, and the weight will take up all slack in the cord between itself and the ball, spool, or cone. As soon as the operator releases the cord the weight will fall and its buii'fer c will engage the cord where it passes through the final eye a4 and there clamp it and prevent it from being pulled up through the said eye a4.

It is obvious that the meeting ends of the holder A and take-up frame B might be pro- IOO vided with registering eyes a b9, through which a cordssupporting pin or axis E eould be passed, as in Fig. 3.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- 1. The combination with the cord-holding device, 0f a fake-up comprising a depending arms having an outlet-eye between their lower connected ends for the free end of the cord, horizontally-alined cord eyes or apertures be- 'tween their upper connected ends through which the vcord passes first, a weight sliding between said guide-arms and having an eye or opening adapted to register with said two upper frame-eyes for the simultaneous passage of the cord through all three eyes; the lower end of the weight being adapted in its lowest position to clamp the free end of the cord to the lower cross-bar of the take-up frame; substantially as described.

3. The combination with the cord-holder formed of a bowed wire havinginturned lower ends upon which a ball or spool of cord may be swung, of a take-up frame having eyes at its upper ends through which said inturned cordsupporting ends pass, and provided therebelow with parallel weight-guiding arms, horizontally-alined apertures or eyes between the upper ends of said guiding-arms and a vertically-disposed eye between the lower ends of said arms, and a weight sliding between said arms having a cord-eye in its upper end and a buffer on its lower end to clamp the cord at the lower eye when the weight drops; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY M. CRIPPEN.

Witnesses:

W. E. PETERS, FRANK S. ROAGH. 

